Both Internet-based telephony (VoIP) and Internet radio have become extremely popular over the past few years, and the same phenomenon has affected pretty much all of the external devices associated to this field. And that's exactly the reason why the people over at Thomson have unveiled back in the first half of 2008 the Symbio, a DECT phone which doubles as an Internet radio receiver.
First and foremost, what we're dealing with here is a VoIP phone, which allows users to carry out conversations at HD-level quality. Furthermore, it offers multi-line handling capability, SMS text messaging, phonebook synchronization, RSS data management and a whole lot more. And since we've mentioned the phonebook, it's also quite interesting to note the fact that the Symbio offers enough storage space for around 100 names, as well as a log for the last 50 incoming calls.
As mentioned earlier, the Symbio also doubles as an Internet radio. For this reason, the device has been equipped with 2 x 3 watt stereo speakers, but also with a digital broadcast receiver, which assures high-quality reception. Moreover, it offers access to a very wide choice of Internet radio stations, arranged by location (regional, national, international), category (Classical, Rock, Pop), etc.
Furthermore, the device also packs a rechargeable Li-Ion battery, which offers a functioning autonomy of around 6 hours. Moreover, the Symbio has also been equipped with a color screen (128x128 pixels resolution), which can be used for displaying various information, as for example the identity of the caller, the name of the song being played and the name of the artist, etc. Additionally, the device has also been equipped with an alarm clock and even supports Hi-Fi ringtones, a very cool feature, as far as most VoIP users are concerned.
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